Addressing-machine.



No. 722,268. PATENTED MAR, 10, 1903.

J. W. UNDERHILL.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED mm 9, 1902.

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JOHN W. UNDERHILL, OF OO NIVAY, ARKANSAS.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,268, dated March 10, 1903.

Application filed June 9, 1902.

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. UNDERHILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conway, in the county of Faulkner and State of Arkansas, have invented certai n new and useful Improvements in Addressing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to printing-presses, and more especially to attachments forsuch machines whereby a series of names and addresses or other matter in type, slug, or linotype form may be printed in sequence on newspapers, wrappers, postal cards, or the like.

The object of my invention is to produce a simplified device of the character described which may be readily and cheaply attached to a printing-press or newspaper-folding machine or used individually and alone, if desired, and whereby a plurality of lines of type or slugs may be supported or held in a galley and presented in regular order to the matter or surface to be printed and then discharged from its printing position to other galleys in readiness for use again or repeated use, the power driving the mechanism being obtained from any suitable source of the printing or wrapping machine to which it may be applied or it may be from an independent power, all as will be readily understood; and the invention consists in the features and combinations hereinafter described, and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved attachment independent of any printing or wrapping machine with which it may be used. Fig. 2 is an end View of the machine looking in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a side view of the same looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2.

Mounted upon a suitable supporting-frame A is the receiving-galley A, having ways on either side, as a, adapted to receive a series of names and addresses or other matter in type, slug, or linotype form a, each of the slugs containing upon it the desired matter to be impressed upon the printing-surface. In order that the slugs a may be fed to the device to be hereinafter described, I provide a suitable means, such as a sliding back piece W, which when the receivinggalley A is used in a vertical or inclined position may be $erial No. 111,068. (No model.)

a simple weight, and I have attached to said sliding piece side projecting portions, as a about which I may pass a flexible connection a between the sliding piece W and the depending weight W, the said flexible connection a passing over suitable guide-pulleys a, attached to the receiving-galley A.

Mounted in suitable ways Z) on the supporting-frame A is a feeding-bar B, having in its end a seat, as b, for the reception of a slug or slugs 0/. The end I) of the feeding-bar when in its retracted position-that is, the position just prior to the feeding of a slug to the printing devices-normally covers the end of the receiving-galley A and prevents the slugs a from being forced therefrom by the sliding piece W. Secured to the ways I) is a suitable guide and holding-clamp b which serve to hold the feeding-bar B in its proper position during the action of the reciprocating devices, to be hereinafter described, it being noted that the feeding-bar B slides between the ways b, which are preferably of somewhat less depth than the feeding-bar B. Suitably mounted in the supporting-frame A is the stud-shaft C, Fig. 2, carrying the bevel-gear cand suitably held in its operative position by an arm 0, secured to the supporting-frame A. Connected with the studshaft 0 above the supporting-frame A is the operating-arm 0 connected with the feed ing-bar B by alink 0 said operating-arm having, preferably, a counterbalance-weight c to render the revolution of the stud-shaftO more uniform in its motion. It will be noted that the link 0 is connected to the end of the feeding-bar B by a pin 0 which has a certain amount of lost motion or play in the slot 0 formed in the end of said feeding-bar G, and .this for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Mounted upon the supporting-frame A and preferably beneath the same, as shown in Fig. 2, is the driving-shaft D, carrying a bevelpinion d, meshing with the corresponding pinion c on the stud-sl1aftO,whereby motion is imparted to said shaft and through it to the feeding-bar B, as will be obvious. The driving-shaft D may be driven from any suitable source of power; but in the present embodiment of my invention I have shown the same as driven from a driving-gear connection D with the printing orfoldingmachine,although it will be obvious that it may be driven by any usual power-driving connection. The gear D in the present form of my device preferably intermeshes with a corresponding gear D secured to the shaft D.

Mounted to reciprocate in the arm E, secured to the supporting-frame A,is the presserfoot E, having an arm 6 projecting, upward therefrom freely slidable in the sleeve 6 of the support or upright E, the said arm at its upper end having an adjustable collar 0 secured thereon by a screw 6 the said collar being swiveled by a stud e to a pitman E which is connected with the gear D by means of the pin 6 The presser-foot E may be provided, if desired, with a yielding facing of rubber or the like.

From the construction so far described it will be evident that upon motion being imparted to the shaft D by any desired actuating means the feeding-bar B will be reciprocated, so as to feed a-slug or slugs a to the right beneath the presser-foot E and that said presser-foot when the slug has reached its position beneath the same will be lowered upon the slug A, and upon interposing a suitable surface to receive the printing the characters upon the slug will be impressed upon the printing-surface. It is desirable that at the moment of printing the slug or slugs a shall be fixed and stationary, so that there shall be a clear and sharp impression of the characters upon the surface, and to this end I provide the slot-and-pin connection c between the feed-bar B and the link a whereby after the slug a has been moved to the right in Fig. l by the feeding-bar B the pin 0 being at such time at the right-hand end of the slot 0 in the end of the feeding-bar, will be started to give the retracting movement to the feeding-bar B, and at such time the pin 0 will first travel the length of the slot 0 in the end of the feeding-bar B before imparting retracting movement to the feeding-bar, which movement if it occurred during the act-ion of the presser-foot E would cause a blurred or imperfect impression upon the printingsurface. This action of the feeding-bar is likewise enhanced by the fact that the arm 0 is at the time the feeding-bar B is at the end of its stroke passing its dead-centerthat is, passing the line between the stud-shaft O and the pin 0 The slug having been thus fed by the feeding-bar B and the presser-foot having descended, as hereinbefore pointed out, it becomes necessary to discharge the slug a, that has been just used, and to this end I provide the following means: Mounted upon the supporting-frame A is the extracting device F, comprising a stem f, sliding in a suitable bearing f and carrying at its end a collar f a spring f being interposed between the bearing f and the collar f and serving normally to hold the device in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the face-plate or pusher f in its retracted position. The projection f secured to the supportingframe A, is adapted to be engaged by the collar f to limit the retracting movement of the extracting device. Extending downward from the stem fis an arm f having pivoted on the end thereof a pawl f", the end f of which is adapted to engage the toe f of a cam f secured to the shaft D, the arm f moving in a suitable slot formed in the supporting-frame A.

I have described the above form of extracting device as of the preferred form; but it is to be understood that it may be varied in matters of detail without departing from the spirit of my invention. It is to be noted also that the pusher or plate f is of less height than the slugs a and serves to hold the slugs in connection with the recessed end Z) of the feeding-bar B in position during the descent of the presser-foot E.

Connected to the frame A directly opposite the end of the extracting device Fis the receiving-galley G, into which the slugs are forced by the extracting device F under the operating influences of the cam f after the feeding-bar'B has been withdrawn from in front of the slug and after the presser E has been raised.

From the mechanism thus far described it will be apparent that at each reciprocation of the feeding-bar B a new slug a will be fed beneath the presser-foot E and that proper printing impression may thereby be given to any materialsuch as newspapers, wrappers or envelops, postal cards, &c.which may by any of the usual devices be fed beneath the presser-foot, and it will be noted also that each of the slugs a, under the action of the device thus far described will be discharged from the machine after each printing impression. It may be desirable, however, under some conditions that a plurality of impressions-may be taken from the same slug a, and I have therefore placed in the shaft D a clutch H, said clutch being disposed between the cam f and the gear D a suitable handle It being provided for manipulating the clutch. When the members of the clutch H are in engagement, there will be a continu-- ous operation of the machine, as hereinbefore pointed out-namely, for each movement of the feeding-bar B and each descent of the presser-foot E there will be supplied a new slug having suitable printing characters; but when, however, it is desired to repeat the printing impression from any one slug it is only necessary to disengage the members of the clutch H, whereupon the presser-footE will be actuated, as before, any number of times through the gear D and pitman E; but the feeding-bar B will remain stationary and simply act to hold the slugs a in the galley A while the printing of a plurality of surfaces takes place, as described.

It will be understood, of course, that Iv may apply the attachment hereinbefore described to a newspaper-folding machine or a press and that the usual provisions for feeding the paper or other material beneath the presserfoot may be employed; but as these devices are well known in the art and form no part of my present invention it is not necessary to further illustrate or describe the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected therewith and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser-foot mounted to one side of the receiving-galley, a feeding-bar for feeding the slugs or linotype lengthwise from the galley to a point beneath the presserfoot, and means to reciprocate said feeding-bar and presser-foot.

2. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected therewith and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser-foot mounted to one side of the receiving-galley, a feeding-bar having a seat for holding a slug or linotype during the movement of said slug or linotype to a point beneath and during the action of the presser-foot, means for reciproeating said feedingbar and presser-foot.

3. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected therewith and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser-foot mounted to one side of the receiving-galley, a feeding-bar for feeding the slugs or linotype lengthwise from the galley to a point beneath the presser-foot, an extractor for forcing the slugs or linotype from their printing position beneath the presser-foot, and means to reciprocate said feedingbar and presser-foot.

4. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected therewith and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser-foot mounted to one side of the receiving-galley, a feeding-bar having a seat for holding a slug or linotype during the movement of said slug or linotype to a point beneath and during the action of the presser-foot, an extractor for forcing the slugs or linotype from theirprinting position beneath the presser-foot, and means for reciprocating said feeding-bar and presser-foot.

5. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a -receiving-galley connected thereto and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser foot mounted on said support to one side of said galley, means for reciprocating said presserfoot, a feeding-bar for feeding the slugs or linotype endwise from the galley to a point beneath the presser-foot, means for reciprocating the feeding-bar and giving it a dwell at the end of its reciprocation to hold the slug or linotype in fixed position during the action of the presser-foot.

6. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected thereto and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presserfoot mounted 011 said support to one side of said galley, means for reciprocating said presserfoot, a feeding-bar for feeding the slugs or linotype endwise from the galley to a point beneath the presser-foot, means for reciprocating the feeding-bar and giving it a dwell at the end of its reciprocation to hold the slug or linotype in fixed position during the action of the presser-foot, and an extractor for fore ing the slugs or linotype from their printing position after the action of the presser-foot.

7. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected thereto and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser foot mounted on said support to one side of said galley, means for reciprocating said presserfoot, a feeding-bar for feeding the slugs or linotype endwise from the galley to a point beneath the presser-foot, said feeding-bar having a seat in the end thereof for holding a slug or linotype during the printing operation.

8. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a suitable support, a receiving-galley connected thereto and adapted to contain a series of slugs or linotype, a presser-foot, mounted to one side of said galley, a feedingbar, means to reciprocate it in front of the discharge end of the galley to move a slug or linotype endwise therefrom to a point beneath the presser-foot, said feeding-bar having a seat for the slug or linotype to hold the same in position during the action of the presserfoot, an extractor for moving the slug or linotype from its printing position after the action of the presser-foot and a discharge-galley to receive the slugs from the extractor.

9. In an addressing-machine, the combination of a supporting-frame, a receiving-galley connected thereto, a presser-foot mounted to one side of the galley, a feeding-bar for moving a slug or linotype endwise from the galley to a point beneath the presser-foot, means for reciprocating said feeding-bar and devices for rendering said means inoperative during repeated actions of the presser-foot.

10. In an addressing-machine,the combination of a supporting-frame, a receiving-galley, a presser foot, means for operating said presser-foot, a feeding-bar, a stud-shaft having an arm, a link connected to said arm and having a pin-and-slot connection with said feeding-bar, and devices operating the studshaft, whereby the feeding-bar may be actuated to move a slug endwise from the galley and then dwell to sustain the slug stationary during the action of the presser-foot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN W. UNDERHILL.

WVitnesses:

G. D. DICKERSON, J. D. COLLIER. 

